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Chronological Listing of Pakistani Air Force
Chengdu F-7 Losses and Ejections |
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Squadron No 2 - Minhas |
PAF Base Masroor, Karachi |
Chengdu F-7 P |
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Squadron No 14 - Shaheens ("Tail Choppers") |
PAF Base Chaklala, Rawalpindi |
Chengdu F-7 P |
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Squadron No 18 - Sharp Shooters |
PAF Base Mianwali, Mianwali |
Chengdu F-7 P |
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Squadron No 19 - Sherdils ("Warhawks") |
PAF Base Mianwali, Mianwali |
Chengdu F-7P |
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Squadron No 20 - Eagles |
PAF Base Rafiqui, Sharkot |
Chengdu F-7 P |
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Squadron No 23 - Talons |
PAF Base Samungali, Quetta |
Chengdu F-7 P |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 23rd July 1981 |
 (PAF) |
CHENGDU F7 | Martin-Baker | |||||
| 22nd April 1992 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu Chengdu F-7P | Crashed in an industrial area in Western Karachi after engine failure. Two killed on ground | Flt. Lt. Akmal ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| 31st August 1994 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu Chengdu F-7P | 19 Sqn | training flight, Crashed during emergency landing without canopy near Musa Khel | Fg Offr Imran Yousef killed | no ejection | ||
| 25th March 1995 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | On a routine training, developed technical problems and crashed in northeast of Punjab province | Flight lieutenant Tariq Javed, received fatal injuries | no ejection | |||
| 10th July 1995 |
(PAF) |
CHENGDU F7 | Pilot Faizi ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1st November 1995 |
(PAF) |
CHENGDU F7 | Pilot Rashid | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 6th February 1996 |
(PAF) |
FT-7 | on a routine training mission crashed today near Manser Camp in district Attock in northwestern Pakistan | pilot Chowdhry ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||
| 23rd March 1996 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | 34 Sqn | Crashed after a mid-air collision | Martin-Baker | |||
| 15th September 1996 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu F-7P | Routine training mission | Pilot ejected safely | ||||
| 22nd October 1996 |
(PAF) |
FT-7 | Suan ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Abbas ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 24th February 1997 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7 | pilot Zaidi ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 7th September 1997 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | DETAILS ?? | Martin-Baker | ||||
3rd October 1997 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | crashed near Bhakkar, Lahore due to a bird strike | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 18th April 1998 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu F-7P | Cr near Rawalpindi | |||||
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30th July 1998 1230hrs |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | Masroor AB | Training flight, engine seized at 1,500ft while on approach to land at Masroor AB. Pilot tried his best to steer the aircraft away from homes. Crashed onto a crowded street Data Nagar at Orangi Town, 6 killed, 25 injured | Pilot Ibrahim delayed ejection to avoid built up area. parachute got entangled in power cables only 100 yards from the plane. Rescued by a PAF helicopter. | Martin-Baker | ||
| 7th September 1998 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | Martin-Baker | |||||
| 9th February 1999 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | Crashed near Chakwal | Pilot killed | Martin-Baker | |||
| 7th April 2000 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | crashed in town of Lachi, near Kohat in NWFP | pilot Flight Lieutenant Zia-ul-Hasan, recieved fatal injuries | Martin-Baker | |||
| 20th July 2000 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | 25 OCU sqn | Routine flight from Hyderabad to Mianwali, technical fault crash-landed at D I Khan airport |
pilot unhurt ground egress |
no ejection | ||
| 25th January 2001 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | Mianwali Airbase | crashed during a training sortie | Pilot Faazi ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||
| 18th June 2001 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P or is this an A-5 ??? |
crashed during a routine flight near Regi village on the outskirts of Peshawar | pilot ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||
| 27th September 2001 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | Masroor AB | crashed in the Mochko Hills, near Masroor Airbase in western district of Karachi on approach. | Flying Officer Shahid, ejected but was killed when the chute failed to open | Martin-Baker | ||
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7th February 2002 |
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Chengdu F‑7P |
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on a solo training flight crashed in southern part of Sindh near Mirpurkhas, Pakistan |
Pilot ejected safely |
Martin-Baker |
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| 26th February 2002 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu F-7P | Details ??? | |||||
| Monday 26th March 2002 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu Chengdu F-7P | Technical fault. Attempted landing failed. Crashed 16km south of Multan five minutes after the plane took off from its base during a training mission | flight lieutenant Naveed Ahmed ejected safely. | Martin-Baker | |||
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Friday 19th July 2002 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu F-7P |
PAF Minhas-Kamra Base or Basal air base CONFIRM ??? |
Crashed near Sagree village on the bank of Indus River near an airbase west of the capital, Islamabad, southwestern province of Balochistan | Base Commander Air Commodore Abdul Hameed Qadri ejected but killed. |
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Martin-Baker | |
| Police sources said that before the crash the pilot ejected himself from the plane but his parachute did not open and he fell on the ground and died. He had delayed ejecting to ensure that he was well away from a populated area when he left the aircraft. | ||||||||
On 17th May 1986 Air Commodore Abdul Hameed Qadri was on a routine western CAP over Parachinar near the Afghan border. Qadri and his wingman Sqn. Ldr. Mohammed Yousaf flying PAF F-16As intercepted four SU-22 aircraft. Quadri's missiles failed to launch yet he still managed to shoot two SU-22s with his guns. He was awarded the Sitara-i-Basalat. [Thanks to members of the Pakistan Defence Forum for help with photos and details] |
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| Tuesday 10th December 2002 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7PG | crashed after colliding over southwestern Baluchistan province 50km S of Quetta and crashed near Mastung | Pilot Wing Commander Tariq ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||
| Tuesday 10th December 2002 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7PG | Pilot Flight-Lieutenant Mohsin ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 13th August 2003 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | on a routine flight and it crashed near Mukhad, crash landed near Attock ?? | Pilot ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| Wednesday 10th December 2003 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7P | Engine fault. crashed near village Jabi Shah Dilawar in the precincts of Police station Timan district Chakwal, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of capital Islamabad without causing casualties, plane hit the barren terrain of Dhok Nari | Flt Lt Khurram ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||
| 8th April 2004 |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7 | routine operational training mission, crashed 30km west of Jhang | Flight Lieutenant Imran Tariq was fatally injured | Martin-Baker PK10LZ | |||
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FLT LT Nasim A Tariq, flying an F-86 Sabre in 1980 crashed and died his only son
Imran Tariq was few months old at that time. April 2004, FLT LT Imran Tariq while flying an F-7 Crashed and died near Mianwali, his only daughter was only 6 months old.. x Very sad indeed...Begum Nasim Tariq did not re-married and taught in PAF School Sargodha and raised Imran Tariq and her only daughter. |
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Friday, 5th August 2005 around 12noon |
(PAF) |
Chengdu F-7 | Crash landed after developing some ‘technical fault’ tyres of the jet burst, causing large scratches damage to the runway. Peshawar Airport was closed for flights |
no ejection pilot unhurt |
CONFIRM DETAILS | Martin-Baker PK10LZ | ||
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Tuesday 21st February 2006 1:40 p.m. |
(PAF) |
Chengdu JF-7 | Mianwali airbase | Techbnical problems. crashed near Machiwal PAF firing range near Bhakar, some 200 kilometers southwest of Islamabad. eastern Punjab province | pilot Flight Lt Ahsan, ejected safely | Martin-Baker PK10LZ | ||
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Wednesday 5th April 2006 |
(PAF) |
F-7P | No 14 Sqn | Training flight near Attock,crashed near Pindigheb |
Flt Lt Omar Bashir Dogar killed |
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Thursday 31st August 2006 |
PAF |
Chengdu F-7 | Technical malfunction about 40 kilometers northeast of Karachi, Pakistan |
Squadron Leader Faisal Bashi killed in crash |
no ejection | |||
| I am indebted to Asif Bashir, Sqn. Ldr. Bashir's brother, for permission to include these details. | ||||||||
| Wednesday 7th February 2007 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengu F-7P | PAF Base Minhas | The aircraft developed engine trouble close to parent base, while coming in for landing, engine flamed out. | pilot Sqn Ldr Imran ejected safely | Martin-Baker PK10LZ | ||
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Thursday 15th February 2007 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengu F-7P | Masroor airbase | Bird-Strike. Crashed within the perimeter of Masroor base in the southern port city of Karachi |
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pilot Flt Lt Haseeb ejected safely | Martin-Baker PK10LZ | |
| Tuesday 13th March 2007 |
Pakistan Air Force |
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Training crashed in south-western
Pakistan. The aircraft
was coming in for an emergency landing when it went out of control very close to ground at about 300 feet. No ground casualties |
Flt Lt Osman Talha - ejected safely | Martin-Baker Mk.PK10LZ | |||
| Chengdu FT-7PG |
17 Sqn Tigers PAF Samungli Air Base near Quetta |
Pilot Flt Lt Gulfam Soomro - recieved fatal injuries |
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| Wednesday 5th September 2007 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu FT-7 | PAF Base, Samungli (Quetta) | Operational training mission. Crashed near an air force base outside Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, southwestern Pakistan | pilot Squadron Leader Ammar Butt died in the crash | |||
| Earlier reports of this loss stated that the pilot had ejected safely from the aircraft | ||||||||
| Saturday 15th December 2007 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu FT-7 | Crashed near Samundri, Faisalabad while on a training mission | Pilot ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| Thursday 17th April 2008 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu FT-7 | crashed 25 miles west of Faisalabad | pilot ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||
| Saturday 21st June 2008 |
Pakistan Air Force |
Chengdu FT-7 | Technical problems. Crashed near Faisalabad | Martin-Baker | ||||
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pilot ejected safely |
student pilot ejected safely |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| Thursday 9th October 2008 |
Pakistan Air Force |
F-7 | PAF Base, Mushaf (Sargodha) | Crashed during a routine operational night training mission, 5 miles south west of PAF Base |
Pilot ejected safely |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Wednesday 5th August 2009 |
Pakistan Air Force |
F-7 | On a routine training mission when it went down in a field after apparently suffering a technical failure. Crashed near the north-western town of Attock in Punjab province |
Flight Lieutenant Shahryar
Nisar killed |
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| Monday 15th August 2011 |
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) |
Chengdu F-7 | serial# 90-609 |
Crashed
approximately 90 km from Bhakkar
during a routine
operational training flight
in Hassan Wala town of
Bhakkar district in Punjab province
near to Kalur Kot Khakkar (Mianwali training area) One ground fatality |
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Flying Officer Nida
Tahar [female pilot] ejected injured Taken to local hospital |
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 Martin-Baker PK10LZ |
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| Additional information thanks to Forum members at www.defence.pk | ||||||||
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Wednesday 25th January
2012 10:20am 
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Pakistan Air Force (PAF) |
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Martin-Baker PK10LZ |
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Chengdu FT-7P [also seen as MFI-17 Mushshak] |
Mianwali airbase, Punjab |
Routine training
mission. Crashed near Mianwali shortly after take-off. |
Flying Officer Fatima Tariq female trainee pilot ejected injured |
instructor pilot Wing Commander Waqar Ahmad ejected injured |
Martin-Baker PK10LZ |
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Further details of mishap appreciated |
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Wednesday 8th February
2012 11:45 |
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) |
Chengdu F-7PG |
No. 23 Sqn ("Talons") Smungali Air Base Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Crashed shortly after take off during training mission near Pasheen [Pishin?], 50 km north of Quetta while on a routine training mission in southwestern Balochistan province |
Flight Lieutenant Haseef Alam ejected ? [is this confirmed?} taken to hospital died from serious injuries |
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Martin-Baker PK10LZ | |
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The authorities had
earlier said that the pilot had successfully ejected
but sustained serious injuries.
photo Courtesy: @PAF Falcons via Asad Siddiqui |
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